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Noun twang has 2 senses

twang - a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
--₁ is a kind of sound

Derived forms: verb twang₄, verb twang₂, verb twang₁
twang, nasal twang - exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
--₂ is a kind of nasality

Derived form: verb twang₅

Verb twang has 5 senses

twang - cause to sound with a twang; "He twanged the guitar string"
--₁ is one way to sound

Derived form: noun twang₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
twang - sound with a twang; "the bowstring was twanging"
--₂ is one way to sound, go

Derived form: noun twang₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
twang - twitch or throb with pain
--₃ is one way to throb
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
twang - pluck (strings of an instrument); "He twanged his bow"
--₄ is one way to pluck, plunk, pick

Derived form: noun twang₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
twang - pronounce with a nasal twang
--₅ is one way to pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say

Derived form: noun twang₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something